, 1887-07-14

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ihoassent.
A first-elass Railroad" safe for sale.
Apply at this office.
II. W. Mcpherson was d passenger on
the Dispatch today for Dungeness.
The colony people at Port Angeles
had big celebration on the Fourth.
Excavating for the Landes-Hill Shee-
hanSeayy brick block is we'll unde.
way,
The city election decided nothing, for
there was no issue of Importance at
stake.
Geo. c. Min, the trageiian who left
the pulpit for the stage, is to be on the
Sound this month.
Hon. c. NJ. Bradshaw left today for
Portland, to attend the Grand Lodge,
A. 0, wv.
Everybody remarks upon the improve
ments going on, and the prospects of the
town.
The thistle nuisance is again attract
ing local attention. Cut 'em down; the
law demands it.
Miss Annie Jones was a passenger on
the Ancon last Tuesday for an Alaskan
tour.
Portland people succeeded in ilium-
mating the summit ST Mt. Hood on the
night of july 81 this year.
Major Poole. pay-master of the armv,
will visit Fort Townsend, to pay off the
| soldiers, for the months of May and
June.
The steamer Olympian arrived this
morning, at II o'clock, with about 30
passengers, and general merchandise for
! Alaska.
The Phantom broke her propeller as
she was leaving Union wharf today, and
will bn detained till new one can be
cast.
Mr.. E. L. Oliver of Oliver & D. .'er has
gone to California with his family hav.
ing secured surveying contract there
that will keep him busy couple of
years.
Frank Clapp has commenced the cree
ton of warehouse on his wharf. The
building will be 100 feet deep. Mr..
Clapp is also building residence for
Capt. Ginger and family.
Land is wanted by capitalists near
the head of Port Townsend Bay, for the
purpose Of extending wharves to deep
water. erecting huge warehouses and
establishing business for steamships.
The young ladies of the Epise Spal
church have announced Rainbow
party at the Red Mems Hall on next
Friday evening. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged for the oc
ca5iop.
Mrs. Bergman, wife of Captain Berg
man of the bark Julia Ford, with her
two children. left for Portland this
morn ming to meet her husband. The
Julia Foard is loading cargo at Port
land for San Pedro.
The Unknown base ball club will play
a match game OF ball with the China
Gums on July 17th. Tbs Unknowns
will consider themselves the champions
of the county il they are victorious over
the Chimacum nine; and are open to re-
ceive all challenges.
Coupeville is getting to be quite q
thrifty place. The directors Of the Puget
Sound Academy, at their recent meeting,
voted to erect an additional school build
ing at that place to cost not less han
$1,000. John Kenneth is also buii>..ng G
handsome residence. Capt. Clapp will
soon complete his new home, which is
about finished. Among the new build
ings contemplated are one for Captain
Swift, one for James Gillespie and one
for Rev. Mr.. Lindsley.
The r. B. George Chicago Musical
Convention closes with grand concert
this evening. They go from here to Vic
toria. Their season here has been very
successful, and so satisfactory that q
move is being made to induce them to
return and give another convention after
visiting Victoria. This they have prom
ised to do, provided class Of fifty is
made up by this evening. Tuition will
be 50 for the course, or $3.50 including
music book. All students, and those
more advanced, will find it profitable to
make the most of this opportunity. We
hope to have second convention, by all
means, as 1t is tue best work in vocal in
struction ever done in Port Townsend.